Reversible brief case



Jan. 3, 1950 s. 1... BEDER REVERSIBLE BRIEF CASE Filed April 5, 1945 INVENTOR.

Patented Jan. 3, 1950 aeeaisz we r iEy ifislfiL BRIEF A E.

Samuel L. Beder, New York, NrY- assig nor of one-hair] to Irwin' F. Mills Associates; New.

York, N; Y

2;Claims. (Cl.:150-l-1.6)-

1 reeentp nrentie if late to improvementsbaesa if ortf and more particu larly to schoolbags and the like, Oneof the objects thereoi'is' to provide a simple, efficienr, and inexpensive device providing A, u t er ebieqt. ihe fee li to de. a b e a we? 're embli e'if lh0 1 esj vhi ri d e. e i .m meme r. m hidh wp s parat qmee imen ;i.e e u t 'ed wh n a, and is respedhold o'f'for this rfposejthe characterist coi such bag being. that itma'y be carried 9 ith r ithbet m imen earne r mean i e ej i ili l f. t intent r 01109 e es fie eeq e gee d were: j t

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respective views:

Figure 1 is a. perspective view of my invention in: one of its-transformations;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of another of its transformations, and I Figure 3 is a perspective view of a third transformation thereof.

Referring miheidmwin s, wh c a m ly illustrative of my invention disclose the various parts thereof. There are 'a'pair of -oppositely arranged box-like bags of similar shape and contrr i er e e-ab; 1 019 9 id 19 upon eachother as shown in thefiguresi A endless handle member is in the form of a loop having the oppositely arranged hand grip arms I and la respectively. Designed to hingedly connect as wellas to bind the box like bags to ether is a flexible strip of preferably leather material 2, being the central part 'of a length-"of flexible material the opposite end rectangular portions of which cove'r'upso as to form backing fortheouter faces or the rectangular box-like bags. Thislparv-l ticular stripZ bridges the inneropenends oflthe compartments 8 oflthe bags. It is seen that the edges Si'dof the walls 'com'p'osingthese compart! ments 8 terminate short of adjacent outer ends I l and l 2- confi'ning these compartments in so that the terminates l3 and It ofthese end portions il and I2 project beyond the compartments-or pockets, It will also be seen that the backing mate-. rial 2 covers the entire outer edges'ofuthesel end confining portions H; and lZ-except the projects ing terminals 8a and-9a, The outermost ends of terininalsl land 12 are rounded out at l3 for one compartment and "M for the "other. Walls 7 -forr'nthe sides opposite to those sides of the bags which are s'ecured -tothe backing material 2.-- In order to simulate the usual gathers of a leather brief case bag the relatively stout rigid bar-like end portions 841 and 9a of eachbag are grooved out as at l5.

Secured;-Withone end to each end ;.portion 8a, 9a of eaoh bag is aiastener bar 9 which has its main length. projecting.. outwardly.of the .bag at right'angles to end portions 811, 9a. Thetwo fastener bars at either end of the device carry complemental snap fasteners l fl or glove fasteners and they projeetin-opposite directions whennot intereng'aged'to close the two bags. It will be understood that the bottoms of the compartmentsfiere closed and that the rounded edges 13; I4 of the'end members 821, 9a are unattached to the central intervening backing, binding strip 2.

The handle member has opposing parts slidably mounted in eyelet attached holes formed in the binding strip 2 so the handle may slide between bothof thebags. l designates the outer narrow wall of the compartment of one bag, while 1c denotes thesimilar wall of the other bag. 4 designates the slit occurring b'etween both bags when in closed relation as is' shown in Figure 1. B designates school books or similar contents con-- tained in the compartments of the bags.

With parts arranged in the manner described the operation of the device is as follows. The flexible binding strip 2 performs three functions to'w'it il) it isa hinge means for either bag to move relatively to the other bag; (2) it is a cover foreclosing theopen earner both comp artments of both bag'sfan'd' w'l it is a binding ampere grip for carrying the device about froin place to place. The two bags, being arranged in' brief case fashion have three transformable positions: (a) that shown in Figure 1 where the compartments of both bags are in closed carrying posi- 3 tion; (b) that shown in Figure 3 where both compartments are in open, carrying position, and (c) that shown in Figure 2 where both bags are shown'lying upon their sides with their hinging binding strip 2 in stretched flat relation. There is an envelope container 3 attached to each bag upon a wall thereof having the closure 3a.

Where all the parts are arranged as illustrated in Figure 1, the securing arms 9 will be closed one against the other in overlapping relation and the glove fastener elements ID will interengage so as to close both bags and hold them against accidental separation. The binding strip is wrapped tightly around the rounded edges l3, M of the end members 8a and 9a, thereby closing the open ends of the compartments 8 of the bag and covering the book contents thereof. Arm l of the endless handle is available for grasping so that by taking hold of the same the device may be lifted and carried about just like a brief case which it closely resembles.

- When it is desired to carry the device about with the compartments in open position as is shown in Figure 3 where the contents thereof may readily be removed from the compartments, the parts will be arranged as illustrated. This is accomplished by disconnecting fastener arms 9 from each other, next flopping down upon a table the bag on the left until it lies on its side with the bag on the right on its top; then flopping over the bag on top over to the left so it also lies on its side or back. The device then appears as is shown in Figure 2. Next, take hold of arm la of the handle, lift it so it slides upwardly in the eyelets 2b, then lift up both bags off the table until the two bags are suspended upon the binding strap 2 as shown in Figure 3 with their compartments open so the contents may readily be gotten to.

. If the parts are in the position illustrated in Figure 3 and it is desired to position the same in the position shown in Figure 2, simply push out forcibly the inner walls of both bags so they fall down fiat upon their sides, In this position the rounded ends of end portion 8a and 9a confront each other in separated relation and the two pockets or compartments are open, making it easy to remove the contents or to take out whatever is required because part of the books are exposed so their titles may be read while they still are contained in the jackets.

If it is desired to place the parts shown in Figure 3 into the the transformed position of Figure 1, take hold of the bag on the left and raise it, then roll the rounded ends I3 of the left bag over the binding strip 2 and continue folding it until the left bag overlies the right bag. Then flop both bags so they stand up upright upon the bottom of the compartments alongside of each other. In placing the left bag of Figure 3 on the top of the right bag the binding strip 2 is wrapped around the rounded edges l4 thereof. Take the fastener arms 9 and snap together their interengageable elements 10 to close the two bags in such upright position. Then take hold of arm 1 of the handle, lift the bags and carry them about.

I do not confine myself to the exact details of construction shown save as pointed out in the appended claims.

What I desire to claim is:

1. A device as described consisting of a pair of compartments formed from a flexible, sheet having its opposite ends folded back and around so as to be looped over one side of said sheet, end members connected edgewise to said folded back looped portions of said sheet as well as to the mentioned side of the sheet for the purpose of forming the said compartments, the open parts of said compartments confronting each other asthe sheet lies flat upon its opposite side, with their end members spaced out of contact, the medial portion of said sheet bridging the intervening space between the compartments, a pair of linearly separated holes formed in said sheet medial portion and an endless handle having opposing arms slidably projecting through said holes, said end members being reversely positionable about said sheet medial portion so as to assume an upright position either with the compartments open in one position, or closed by the overhanging medial portion in their reversed position, and means for detachably securing both compartments together in contiguous parallel relation.

2. A device as described consisting of a pair of compartments formed from a single flexible sheet folded back upon itself at its opposite ends to provide oppositely arranged loops, each looped portion furnishing opposite spaced apart sides of a compartment, rigid end strips closing the opposing ends of said compartments surmounting one side of the flexible sheet in spaced apart relation at their open ends, the ends of said strips, at the open ends of said compartments being rounded so as to fit the medial portion of said sheet and form a cover for the open ends of the compartments when the sheet is folded reversely about its medial portion, fastener elements carried by said end strips adapted to register when the compartments are disposed in parallel relation after said closing operation so as to interengage each other to hold both compartments in an adjacent, closed-compartment relationship, and an endless grip handle operatively adjustable in the sheet medial portion for the purpose of moving in one direction to support the compartments in upright open position, with respect to said sheet medial portion, and moveable in a counter direction, to support said compartments in upright closed position with the medial portion reversely folded.

SAMUEL L. BEDER.

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